Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-05-09
ANOTHER CYCLONE
TEARS THROUGH THE TALL TIMBER ALONG
THE KANAWHA
Many Trees Scattered About but No One
Hurt-POiSonsrS at WOrk-AccldsntS
and Incidents.

The country along Witcher's creek. .
tributary of the Kanawha, was visited by
a severe cyclone few days ago. Mr.. A.
P. Young, farmer who suffered consider
able loss, says of the storm
81 live about q mile up the creek, and
Thursday night about ten O'Clock, We were
aroused by the crashing of timber. 1t
was most terrific crash of crushing, splin-
tering timbers. 1t was rs dark a. Egypt,
and nothing could be seen that night. The
next morning by daylight ! was
out, and looking after what l sup
posed was a cyclone when | heard it
the night before. | was astOnished, even
dumblounded, by the sight that met my
gaze. BY examination, found in space
of three hundred yards, close to my house,
one hundred and seventy trees had been
uprooted and hurled heller SHELTER like
straws in a wind. The space visited by
the cyclone was about three hundred yards
long by one hundred wide, and everything
above its surface was leveled. My stable,
which contained five yoke of oxen and two
horses, was near the track of the storm,
and seven great trees had been carried and
laid on top of it by the force of the wind.
The roof was protected by the manner the
trees fell, and was injured, but the stock
was unhurt. had to cut the timber away
TO release the cattle and horses"
POISoNERS AT WORK.
Jacob Young, living near Buffalo in
Nicholas county, prominent farmer, has
been prosecuted by gang who wanted
revenge upon Bolivar Perkins, a school
teacher, living in Ioung's family. The
school books of his daughter have been
burned, together with the school house
A night or two ago the family were awak-
ened by gun shots, one of which struck
the bed upon which Young was sleeping.
Going to the barn, they found the horses
and cattle eating salt, which had layer
OF deadly poison under it. A day or two
before Mr.. Young found valuable horse
with its legs broken and poisoned. From
treating the poisoned animals, and from
drinking water from well, which was at
terward found TO have been poisoned, Mr..
and Mrs. Young and Perkins was taken
sick, and Perkins only has recovered.
Mrs. Young is not expected to live Three
school houses have been burned in the
recently. No arrests have
been made.
KILLED BY A HORSE.
n,,
laborer, of MOnongalla county, was kicked
in the pit of the stomach by horse, from
the effects Of which he died on Monday
morning last He complained but little
and said he was not hurt much, but Mr.
Addison had some apprehension about the
matter and insisted on calling in physi-
clan, 10 which Dunn objected. On Mon
day morning it became apparent to Mr..
Addison that he was seriously hurt and a
physician was summoned who found the
man dying when he arrived.
Mr.. Addison speaks highly of Damn, say
ing he was IN industrious and reliable
man.
A CURIOSITY.
A mare, belonging to Mr.. David D0dd
of Falling Waters District, Berkely conn
ty, gave birth TO Il colt on last Sunday
night, which appeared perfectly healthy
in every respect, except that it had no
front legs. On the right shoulder there
was no appearance Of one, and on the 9th
er there was a small doubled up excres-
enCc that may have been intended for a
leg but served no practical purpose Mr..
DOdd did not attempt TO raise the little
mOnstrosity, but had it put out of the way.
THE WEST Virginia RAILROAD.
While the work on the West Virginia
Railroad has been slow it is nevertheless
going on. The officers of the company say
it will be pushed to completion az rapidly
as possible. Tie delay last week was
caused by some owners OF land from whom
rights of way have not been obtained 1t il
hoped that these matters may be settled
very soon and several hundred men put to
work ut once.
FATALLY HURT.
James p. DObbins, Of Rush run, Cal
houn county, met with serious and may
be fatal accident last week. While hauling
a load of hay, the sled upset throwing
him q considerable distance down the hill,
his head striking rock and cutting an
ugly cash. At last FepoTts he was uncon-
scious,
BROKE BOTH ARMS.
One day last week while playing in
hay NOV with n number of other boys.
George Wagner, of MOrgantOwn, son of
c. +. Wagner, fell to the ground and
broke both arms at the wrist. A cash
about three inches long was also cut in his
head.
STATE NOTES,
The Martinaburg base ball club has dis
handed.
A little child of J. NJ. Hall, of Keyser. fell
out of second story window, lighting on its
head. Fortunately it was not seriously
hurt.
Preparations are being made to sink an
oil well on Dode Stump's farm, just above
Calhoun county. The derrick
timber is on the ground and boring will
commence in few days.
1t is positively asserted and believed that
gas has been struck by the parties who have
been putting down the we'll near the G. & o.
shops, Huntington, but the company seems
to have an object in keeping the matter
quiet.
Some reckless villain set fire 10 and
burned house for NJ. Stump, on Woolf
run, Calhoun county, few days since.
Some parties are strongly suspected of the
crime aud may be sent to Moundsyille yet
Tor their villainy.
4 little daughter of i. Dunlap. lock
keeper at Lock No. 3, Paint Creek, near
Charleston, was accidentally shot in the
eye with an arrow from the bow in the
hands of a small hoy, a few days ago, and
her eye put ont.
Asa raft Of timber was coming down from
the West Fork Of the Kanawha Wednes-
day, the cabin which had been impro-
vised on it TO protect the raftsmen, blew
over, badly injuring one of the men. His
shoulder blade was broken and his arm
badly bruised.